Pam Bondi et al sue Obama over 'abortafacients,' birth control

Here's the lawsuit by Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and six peers from other states challenging President Obama's birth-control mandate: Download BondiComplaint

The press release, written by Nebraska's attorney general:

LINCOLN-Attorney General Jon Bruning and 6 other state attorneys general today filed a lawsuit requesting a permanent injunction of a federal regulation that forces religious-affiliated organizations to support activity that violates the sacred beliefs of millions of Americans. Today’s filing also includes co-plaintiffs Pius X Catholic High School, Catholic Social Services, The Catholic Mutual Relief Society of America and private citizens Stacy Molai and Sister Mary Catherine, CK.

“This regulation forces millions of Americans to choose between following religious convictions and complying with federal law,” said Bruning. “This violation of the 1st Amendment is a threat to every American, regardless of religious faith. We will not stand idly by while our constitutionally-guaranteed liberties are discarded by an administration that has sworn to uphold them.”

The lawsuit alleges the rule regulating employers under the 2010 health care reform law announced last month infringes upon the constitutional right of religious liberty by requiring religious-affiliated organizations such as hospitals, schools and other community outreach programs to purchase employee health insurance that covers services contrary to their belief systems. The covered services mandated by the rule include contraceptives, sterilization and abortifacients.

By imposing such a mandate, the law exceeds the powers of the United States under the 1st Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which guarantee Americans the free exercise of religion.

On February 10, 2012, Attorney General Bruning drafted and sent a letter signed by 13 state attorneys general to U.S. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis requesting the employer rule be rescinded. That same day, the Administration announced a proposal that would shift the requirement from the employers to the health insurers themselves. However, the proposed change did nothing to address the fundamental 1st Amendment violation and was never officially made.

Five days after announcing the proposal, the Administration declined to withdraw implementation of the regulation and offered a promise to address the issue in the coming year.

Joining Nebraska in the challenge are Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas.

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Of course she is. Why would anyone vote for a Republican anymore. They simply want the power to control everyone in America. It will lose of course but why not waste an enormous amount of money to advance your own career. Don't count on the Attorney Generals office to be bi-partisan anymore.

"Control everyone in America," are you kidding? Obama and Sebelius are trying to control a huge issue that deals with a fundamental right of religious freedom and conscience rights for Americans. "Controlling" is forcing people to pay for something that is against their beliefs. "Controlling" is creating big government and putting more people on the dole so that less than 50% of us now pay taxes. "Controlling" is mandating that a little girl has to eat chicken nuggets at school because the turkey sandwich, apple, and milk her mother packed her do not meet Mrs. Obama's guidelines. "Controlling" is much more of a DemoRat thing than a true Republican thing. Think for yourself for once instead of listening to Rachel Maddow and the rest of the lib media who won't even talk about gas prices being related to Obama's policies.

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We in Florida cant wait to vote Pam Bondi and Gov Rick (The Worse Gov in the Nation) OUT OF OFFICE!They Should be trying to put people back to work but all they want to do is fight a women right for free Birth Control.Its bad enough this guy gave away 3.5 bl, in tax payers money and a rail/station to boot.